Hudson Valley Improv

In a post COVID world, many of us have had to completely start over. We struggle to change because our pre-pandemic ways of life just don’t feel relevant anymore. Butterfly Suicide was originally performed at the SoloNOVA Festival in NYC in 2007. That production, directed by Debbie Jones, was influenced by the experience of 9/11 and the resurrection many of us experienced afterwards. This version, years later in a world just barely recovered from a world pandemic, takes us to a place filled with people who, quite frankly, have no idea what’s normal anymore.

Award-winning actor and improviser, Samantha Jones,and a award-winning director, Michael Schiralli ( A Chanukah Charol/Jackie Hoffman, Italian Mom Loves You starring Daniel Franzese, A Short Tutorial, Why’d You Do It? (NY Times critic’s pick),have come together to create a new adaptation of Jones’ hilarious solo show BUTTERFLY SUICIDE.. The show has been updated by co-writer Jones’ long time comedic collaborator , TV/film editor and sister, Rebecca Lally (Go Diego Go, Dora the Explorer, Anglophenia)

The first version of BUTTERFLY SUICIDE was directed by Debbie Jones and produced at the SOLO Nova Festival 2007 at PS122 in NYC.

Michael Schiralli Director

Michael is an accomplished director of theatre and film. Italian Mom Loves’s You, starring Daniel Franzese, Secondo; Great Balls of Fire; Why’d You Do It? (NY Times critic’s pick); Nico Underground (NY Times critic's pick); Succession’s David Rasche at 54 Below; The critically acclaimed A Chanukah Charol starring Jackie Hoffman (New World Stages), to name only a few.

Samantha Jones Co-Writer and Performer

Samantha Jones is an American actor of stage, film, and television. Her four solo shows were developed and produced by NBC HERE Arts Center, The Nuyorican Cafe, Gilda's Club, The Phoenicia Festival of the Arts and the infamous SOLO Nova Festival at PS122

Rebecca Lally Co-Writer

Rebecca Lally is a video editor living and working in NYC. Lally’s clients include The Paramount Network, BBC America, TVLand, Nickelodeon, Showtime Networks, and many others. She has worked on the series “Go Diego Go” (Nickelodeon), “Dora the Explorer” (Nickelodeon), and “Anglophenia” (BBC America). Lally has edited content for broadcast, web, and social platforms.

Butterfly Suicide

Michael Schiralli Director

Samantha Jones Co-Writer and Performer

Rebecca Lally Co-Writer

Rebecca Lally Co-Writer

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